Our story of fertility frustrations, pregnancy, and parenting after multiple losses.

Monday, April 11, 2011

8 week ultrasound and appt

Look how big Baby C is! Measuring exactly on target and now with a heart rate of 180. The ultrasound tech kept commenting on how "great" and "wonderful" everything looks, which is so nice to hear. And look, Baby C was looking right at us, and even waving at us the whole time! (Ok, ok, I know his/her limbs are kind of stuck like that right now... but I prefer to think he or she is waving! lol)

So now all I have left is my last RE appointment on the 25th (so sad), and then I will start seeing my old OB regularly. I actually had my OB intake appointment with the nurse this afternoon right before my ultrasound appointment. It went better than my last one (mentioned here), but was still annoying. The nurse taking my medical history didn't even know what a chemical pregnancy was, so I had to explain it to her and then tell her over and over how many losses/pregnancies I've had. I can't tell you how fun THAT was. (At least she was nice and not a raging you-know-what like my last intake nurse.) Then I had to go for blood work. More fun!

So that was pretty much it today. My next two appointments will be the afternoon of the 25th. DH and I decided that its probably time I should tell my boss, since things seem to be going well and I will need to continue missing work for doctor's appointments. She also already knows most of our loss history, so news of my pregnancy will not be shocking to her. She actually had a full-term stillbirth herself years ago, so she completely empathizes with me and has been awesomely understanding through this whole process. I am sure she will be thrilled for us, so I'm not too nervous to tell her. I think I'm going to do it tomorrow.

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About Me

I'm a twenty-something wife to my wonderful DH. After more than a year of waiting, we finally started trying for our first child in January 2010. We were thrilled to discover we were expecting in May 2010. Sadly, we lost Baby M at 7 weeks in June 2010. Three chemical pregnancies and a diagnosis of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss followed. In March 2011, we found out we were expecting Baby C, and she was born that November. We are so in love and so thankful for our little miracle!